Asterix #38: The Chieftain's Daughter
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Upheavals and pandemonium are definitely on the horizon! Adrenaline, the daughter of the famous Gaulish chieftain is being hunted down by the Romans. She secretly finds refuge in the village of our indomitable Gauls - the only place in Roman-occupied Gaul that can guarantee her protection. And let's just say that having this very special teenager around will cause plenty of confusion, and not just for Obelix...
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About this book
Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter is the 38th album in the long-running Asterix series, written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. It is the fourth volume produced by this creative pair, who took over the series after the passing of original co-creator Albert Uderzo. The story begins when Adrenaline, the daughter of a well-known Gaulish chieftain, arrives in the famous village of indomitable Gauls. She is on the run from the Romans, and the village is the one place in occupied Gaul where she can find safety.
Adrenaline is a teenager, and her presence stirs up the small community in ways that go beyond the usual Roman troubles. Obelix in particular seems unsettled by the new arrival, but the disruption spreads wider than any single character. The album plays on generational friction and the chaos that a strong-willed young outsider can bring to a tight-knit group, all within the comic series' familiar mix of wordplay, slapstick, and historical satire.
The story is set, like every Asterix album, in a tiny corner of Gaul around 50 BC, surrounded by Roman camps. Ferri and Conrad continue the visual and narrative style established by Goscinny and Uderzo, keeping the cast and setting consistent while introducing new characters and situations.
